Air Force drill team performs at Keesler

The U.S. Air Force Honor Guard Drill Team performs a routine on the drill pad behind the Levitow Training Support Facility, March 4, 2013, at Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The drill team developed their new routine here and will be conducting practice and performances through mid-March. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Exercise tests response to anthrax attack

Capt. Karen Quinn, 81st Medical Operations Squadron, wraps a bandage on the hand of Marine Pvt. Jason Sexton, Keesler Marine Detachment, inside the temporary medical facility during a disease containment plan and point of dispensing exercise Feb. 28, 2013, near the Vandenburg Community Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The scenario included a series of biological attacks in which numerous Keesler personnel became infected and the medical group had to distribute large quantities of medicine to efficiently minimize risk. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Chiefs' recognition ceremony

Chief Master Sgt. Roderick Cunningham, 81st Training Wing Air Force Reserve Command Technical Training Liaison superintendent, and Senior Master Sgts. John Jackson, 81st Training Wing, and Phouc Phan, 335th Training Squadron, stand at attention on stage during a chiefs’ recognition ceremony Feb. 22, 2013, at the Bay Breeze Event Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event also included a candle-lighting ceremony representing each rank the Airmen had held during their careers. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Victoria Porto)

Bulls named intramural basketball champs

Julius Turner, 81st Force Support Squadron, plays defense against Lamar Gardner, 335th Training Squadron, during the intramural basketball championship game Feb. 19, 2013, at the Blake Fitness Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The 335th TRS defeated the 81st FSS in overtime, 49-46. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

22 defenders return from deployment

Two-year-old Caden Chandler watches through a window inside the Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport Feb. 21, 2013, for the arrival of his dad, Senior Airman Cody Chandler, 81st Security Forces Squadron, who was returning from a six month deployment to Southwest Asia. Family and friends gathered to welcome home 22 members from the 81st Security Forces Squadron. (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)

Team Keesler hosts National Prayer Luncheon

Senior Airman Nicole Rambert, 81st Surgical Operations Squadron, leads the audience in the singing of “America The Beautiful” at the National Prayer Luncheon Feb. 20, 2013, at the Bay Breeze Event Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss. The event included a ceremony by the Keesler Honor Guard to honor prisoners of war and those missing in action and guest speaker, retired Col. Richard Toliver. The annual event, a tradition that stems back to President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953, allows individuals of different faiths and backgrounds to join together to reflect and develop their spiritual fitness. This year’s theme was “Pray for America.” (U.S. Air Force photo by Kemberly Groue)